Chautauqua Lake Association Inc

Analysis

Chautauqua Lake Association Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Lakewood, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1954, 72 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Chautauqua Lake Association Inc reported income of $1.0m and spending of $1.0m, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $934k to $1.0m (+9.1%), an average of +2.2% a year. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Chautauqua Lake Association Inc sits at the 78th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 79th percentile, and in the 76th percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Feel Good Action ($1.0m), Apostle Islands Historic Preservation Conservancy ($1.0m) and Driftless Area Land Conservancy Inc ($1.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 97% and program service revenue 0.2% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $60k (5.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $511k. At year end it held assets of $2.0m against liabilities of $28k, net assets of $2.0m. It reported 53 employees.